The Future of Doping and Sports is Considered in New Eye-Opening Book.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46048) has announced the addition of Inside Dope: How Drugs Are the Biggest Threat to Sports, Why You Should Care, and What Can Be Done About Them to their offering. An IOC IOC abbr. International Olympic Committee IOC n abbr (= International Olympic Committee) → COI m IOC n abbr (= insider speaks out on creating a drug-free sports culture With doping doping, in electronics: see semiconductor. Altering the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, by chemically combining it with foreign elements. charges leveled at athletes in baseball, cycling, and in the Olympics, cheating has, to many onlookers, become the norm in pro sports. With implications far beyond the sports arena, Inside Dope examines the genesis of doping in sports as well as in the world of doctors and trainers; drug testing and the battle to stay ahead of users; drug companies and big business; and the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), French: Agence mondiale antidopage, is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). (WADA WADA World Anti-Doping Agency wada Weighted Average Daily Attendance (school systems) WADA World Autoduel Association WADA Washington Area Darts Association WADA Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association ) as watchdog. Written by a former Olympian, an IOC official, and a passionate advocate of fair play in sports, this eye-opening book takes a candid look at testing standards and the future of doping and sports and the larger issue of how doping affects the public perception of athletes. Recently, there has been much controversy over the issue of doping in sports, and the BALCO scandal has brought it to the forefront. Professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , leagues, and athletes are now being thrust into the doping spotlight that has been shone on Olympic athletes for years. No longer an issue that can be ignored by any country or any sport, doping is, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dick Pound, "one of the most important and difficult problems that sport will have to overcome in the future." The chair of WADA, Pound is the authority in the world on doping in sports, and a passionate and outspoken advocate for upholding the ideals of fair play in an intensely competitive environment. Fighting for a doping-free culture in the world of sports is Pounds cause celebre cause cé·lè·bre n. pl. causes cé·lè·bres 1. An issue arousing widespread controversy or heated public debate. 2. A celebrated legal case. . Inside Dope puts the issue of doping in sports into context: why it has become such a problem; the role of drug companies, big business, doctors and trainers; testing and the battle to stay ahead of the users; WADA as the world's watchdog; standards and the future of doping and sports. Inside Dope goes beyond the world of sports to touch on much broader social issues. Doping goes to the core of the ideals that we hold about sports, our heroes, and what parents want for their children. Using anecdotes, personal stories, and his expert opinions and insights, Pound will take this issue on with his usual straight talk and candor. Author information Richard W. Pound is the founder and chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), an independent foundation created in 1999 to promote and coordinate the fight against doping in sport internationally. In 2005, he was named by TIME magazine as one of the TIME 100, the world's 100 most influential people. TIME called "the relentless Dick Pound" the "prime mover prime mover: see energy, sources of. Prime mover The component of a power plant that transforms energy from the thermal or the pressure form to the mechanical form. in freeing the Olympic world from the taint taint an unpleasant odor and flavor in a human foodstuff of animal origin. Caused by the ingestion of the substance, commonly a plant such as Hexham scent, or while in storage, e.g. milk stored with pineapples, or as a result of animal metabolism, e.g. boar taint. of illicit, performance-enhancing drugs This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , and he isn't going to stop until he has all the world's sports in the tent." Pound has been a member of the International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 (IOC) for over 25 years and has served as a member of the IOC Executive Board, vice-president, and acting president. He was also Chairman of the IOC Television Negotiation Committee (1983-2001), and Chairman of the IOC Marketing Committee until 2001, in the process making the IOC one of the most successful sport organizations in the world. He served as the Chair of the Coordination Commission for the 1996 Olympic Games, and as a director of the Organizing Committee for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta. It was partly because of Pound's investigation of the Salt Lake City bribery scandal that new regulations and an ethics watchdog to oversee interaction between IOC members and bidding cities were created. He is a past president, director, and executive committee member of the Canadian Olympic Committee The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is a national, private, not-for-profit organization committed to sport excellence. It is responsible for all aspects of Canada's involvement in the Olympic movement, including Canada's participation in the Olympic and Pan American Games . Born in Canada in 1942, Pound began his athletic career as a competitive swimmer. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he was a double Olympic finalist, finishing fourth in the 400 meter medley relay and sixth in the 100 meter freestyle. He went on to win four medalsCoa gold, a bronze, and two silversCoat the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Pound was educated in Montreal, receiving degrees in commerce and law from McGill. He is currently a partner in the law firm Stikeman Elliott. In 1999, he was made the seventeenth chancellor of McGill University. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46048 |
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